Primary Pulmonary Colloid Adenocarcinoma: How Can We Obtain a Precise Diagnosis?
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.1153-18